Welcome to The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust

Welcome to The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust

The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust was established in 1978 by Sir Roger De Haan, former Chairman of Saga Group, and his father Sidney, Saga’s founder. The Trust supports a wide range of charitable causes and activities, mainly concentrated in the area around Folkestone, Hythe and the Romney Marsh in Kent. These pages describe some of the projects that have received grants from the Trust in the past, and provide help and advice for people who are considering making an application.

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Arts Council England has awarded a grant of £80,000 to Folkestone Town Council as part of a national initiative to help “improve resilience of museums and ensure they have the core skills and mechanisms in place to create a self-sufficient and long standing local facility”. This latest boost for the plan to establish a museum at the Town Hall, as part of FTC’s HEART project, comes on the back of a successful “first round” application to the Heritage Lottery Fund, which secured almost £50,000 to be used towards developing a comprehensive £2million bid for a capital programme. It is expected… Read more